The skinnyThe Alex Rodriguez era in Texas proved that you cannot build a championship team around one great player if you do not have good pitching. With the A-Rod albatross now gone (the All-Star was shipped to the Yankees for second basemen Alfonse Soriano), the Rangers can use more of their budget to sign young prospects. Meanwhile, look for owner Tom Hicks, who has been losing tens of millions of dollars on the team each season, to keep his costs down. One bright spot: Ranger opening day ticket sales for the season were the second highest in the franchise's history: 114,104. Maybe A-Rod wasn't so popular after all?Major corporate sponsors are Southwest Airlines
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Revenues and operating income are for 2003 season.
(1) Value of team based on current stadium deal (unless new arena is pending) without deduction for debt (other than stadium debt).
(2) Current team value compared with latest transaction.
(3) Includes stadium debt.
(4) Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
(5) Includes benefits and bonuses.
(6) Includes club seats.
(7) Team Relative Productivity Score compares the number of wins per player payroll relative to the rest of Major League Baseball. A score of 120 means that the team achieved 20% more victories per dollar of payroll compared with the league average.
NM: Not meaningful (last transaction within past 3 years).

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